1977 WTA Tour
Chris Evert ends the year at number 1 | |
Details | |
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Duration | 17 October 1976 – 28 November 1977 |
Edition | 7th |
Tournaments | 49 |
Categories |
Grand Slam (4) WTA championships (3) Virginia Slims Circuit (11) Colgate Series (18) Non-Tour Events (11) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Chris Evert (12) |
Most tournament finals | Chris Evert (14) |
Prize money leader | Chris Evert ($503,134) |
Points leader | Chris Evert (17.612) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Virginia Wade |
Doubles Team of the year |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve |
Most improved player of the year | Wendy Turnbull |
Newcomer of the year | Tracy Austin |
← 1976 1978 → |
The 1977 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Virginia Slims Circuit (which was now an 11-week tour of the USA) and the Colgate Series. The year 1977 also saw the creation of the first official ranking system and these rankings were used to determine acceptance into the tournaments.[1][2]
Schedule
This is a calendar of all events which were part of either the Virginia Slims circuit or the Colgate Series in the year 1977, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1977 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1977 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.[1]
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Colgate Series |
Non-Tour Events |
Team events |
November (1976)
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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17 Oct | Colgate Inaugural Pam Springs, California, USA Colgate Series $175,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2 | Françoise Dürr | Virginia Wade (3rd) Terry Holladay (4th) | |
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4 | Billie Jean King Betty Stöve | ||||
1 Nov | Dewar Cup London, Great Britain Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles | Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–2 | Chris Evert | Rosie Casals Sue Barker | |
Betty Stöve Virginia Wade 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | Rosie Casals Chris Evert | ||||
22 Nov | South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles | Brigitte Cuypers 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 | Laura DuPont | Annette du Plooy Heidi Eisterlehner | |
Laura DuPont Valerie Ziegenfuss 6–1, 6–4 | Yvonne Vermaak Elizabeth Vlotman | ||||
29 Nov | Colgate NSW Tournament Sydney, Australia Colgate Series $100,000 – Grass Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–2 | Betty Stöve | Kerry Reid Dianne Fromholtz | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Marise Kruger Sue Barker Margaret Court |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–3, 7–5 | Françoise Dürr Ann Kiyomura |
December (1976)
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Dec | Toyota Women's Classic Melbourne, Australia Colgate Series $75,000 – Grass Singles – Doubles | Margaret Court 6–2, 6–2 | Sue Barker | Betty Stöve Dianne Fromholtz | |
Margaret Court Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–4 | Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss | ||||
26 Dec | Marlboro NSW Open Sydney, Australia Colgate Series $35,000 – Grass Singles – Doubles | Kerry Reid 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | Dianne Fromholtz | Karen Krantzcke Renáta Tomanová | |
Helen Gourlay Cawley Betsy Nagelsen 6–4, 6–1 | Dianne Fromholtz Renáta Tomanová |
January
February
March
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 March | Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 34S/17D Singles – Doubles | Sue Barker 6–1, 7–6 | Terry Holladay | Greer Stevens Virginia Wade | Kathleen Harter Renáta Tomanová Kristien Shaw Betty Stöve |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–4 | Kerry Reid Greer Stevens | ||||
14 March | Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/15D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | Martina Navratilova | Sue Barker Rosie Casals | Dianne Fromholtz Kerry Reid Virginia Wade Betty Stöve |
Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve | ||||
13 Aug | Virginia Slims Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end championships $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S (8RR) Singles – Doubles |
Chris Evert 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 | Sue Barker | 3rd: Martina Navratilova 4th: Rosie Casals | 5th: Virginia Wade 6th: Betty Stöve 7th: Mima Jaušovec 8th: Kristien Shaw |
Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–3 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | ||||
Lionel Cup San Antonio, Texas, USA Non-tour event $20,000 Hard Singles – Doubles | Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Mary Hamm | |||
Karen Krantzcke Kym Ruddell 6–3, 6–0 | Connor Jane Preyer | ||||
28 March | Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Colgate Series $110,000 – Clay – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–0 | Billie Jean King | Mima Jaušovec Kerry Reid | Kathy May Rosie Casals Tracy Austin Renáta Tomanová |
Rosie Casals Chris Evert 6–4, 6–2 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade |
April
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 April | Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan $100,000 - Carpet (i) - 8D Doubles | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–3 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | Casals / King Jaušovec / Ruzici | Newberry / Russell Kemmer / Ziegenfuss Barker / Kiyomura Holladay / May |
12 April | L'Eggs World Series Austin, Texas, USA Non-Tour Event – Hard – 32S/8D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert 6–3, 7–6 | Martina Navratilova | Sue Barker Virginia Wade | |
Monte Carlo Open Monte Carlo, Monaco Non-tour event $20,000 Hard Singles – Doubles | Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 6–2 | Fiorella Bonicelli | |||
Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–3, 7–6 | Rosie Darmon Gail Chanfreau |
May
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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9 May | German Open Hamburg, West Germany Colgate Series $35,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles | Laura DuPont 6–1, 6–4 | Heidi Eisterlehner | Katja Ebbinghaus Regina Maršíková | |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 | Regina Maršíková Renáta Tomanová | ||||
16 May | Italian Open Rome, Italy Colgate Series $35,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles | Janet Newberry 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | Renáta Tomanová | Marie Pinterova Laura DuPont | Mima Jaušovec Iris Riedel Pam Teeguarden Mary Struthers |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 6–1, 6–2 | Virginia Ruzici Mariana Simionescu | ||||
23 May 30 May | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (Red) – 64S/64Q/22D/24X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | Mima Jaušovec 6–2, 6–7, 6–1 | Florența Mihai | Regina Maršíková Janet Newberry | Pam Teeguarden Renáta Tomanová Linky Boshoff Kathy May |
Regina Maršíková Pam Teeguarden 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 | Rayni Fox Helen Gourlay Cawley | ||||
Mary Carillo John McEnroe 7–6, 6–3 | Florenţa Mihai Iván Molina | ||||
30 May | Rose's Lime Juice International Chicester, Great Britain Non-tour event Hard Singles – Doubles | Marise Kruger 6–2, 6–2 | Bunny Bruning | ||
Marise Kruger Elizabeth Vlotman 6–2, 6–1 | Margaret Molesworth Naoko Sato |
June
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 June | Robertson's Cup Beckenham, Great Britain Non-tour event Hard Singles – Doubles | Olga Morozova 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 | Marise Kruger | ||
Brigitte Cuypers Annette DuPlooy 9–7, 6–4 | Natasha Chmyreva Olga Morozova | ||||
McIntosh Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Non-tour event Hard Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 2–6, 9–8, 7–5 | Kristien Shaw | |||
Julie Anthony Betsy Nagelsen 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 | Carrie Meyer Renáta Tomanová | ||||
13 June | Federation Cup Eastbourne, United Kingdom Federation Cup Grass – 32 teams knockout | United States 2-1 | Australia | South Africa Great Britain | France Netherlands Sweden West Germany |
20 June 27 June | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/48D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | Virginia Wade 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 | Betty Stöve | Chris Evert Sue Barker | Billie Jean King Rosie Casals Kerry Reid Martina Navratilova |
Helen Gourlay Cawley JoAnne Russell 6–3, 6–3 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve | ||||
Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 | Betty Stöve Frew McMillan |
July
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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July 4 | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles | Lesley Hunt 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | Helen Gourlay Cawley | ||
Helen Gourlay Cawley Rayni Fox 6–0, 6–4 | Mary Carillo Lesley Hunt | ||||
Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles | Florența Mihai 6–4, 6–4 | Mary Struthers | |||
Cynthia Doerner Raquel Giscafré 6–2, 7–5 | Helena Anliot Florența Mihai | ||||
July 11 | Colgate Trophy Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles | Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 7–5 | Katja Ebbinghaus | ||
Helen Gourlay Cawley Rayni Fox 6–1, 6–4 | Lesley Charles Jackie Fayter |
August
September
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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12 Sep | Toray Sillook Open Tokyo, Japan Colgate Series $100,000 – Hard | Virginia Wade 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 | Martina Navratilova | Wendy Turnbull Sue Barker | Mima Jaušovec Terry Holladay Julie Anthony Michelle Tyler |
19 Sep | World Invitational Tennis Classic Hilton Head Island, United States Non-tour event Clay Draw | Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | ||
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Kerry Reid 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 | Dianne Fromholtz Virginia Wade | ||||
26 Sep | Florida Federal Open Palm Harbor, Florida, USA Colgate Series $35,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles | Virginia Ruzici 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | Laura DuPont | Marise Kruger Mona Guerrant | |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 6–7, 6–2, 6–2 | Brigitte Cuypers Marise Kruger |
October
November
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Nov | Wightman Cup Williamsburg, Virginia, United States Hard (i) Team event | Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–4 Rosemary Casals 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 Billie Jean King 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2 | Sue Barker Michelle Tyler Virginia Wade Sue Barker | ||
Billie Jean King / JoAnne Russell 6–0, 6–1 Rosemary Casals / Chris Evert 6–2, 6–4 | Lesley Charles / Sue Mappin Sue Barker / Virginia Wade | ||||
21 Nov | Gunze Invitational Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Hard (i) | Billie Jean King 7–5, 5–7, 6–1 | Martina Navratilova | Françoise Dürr Rosie Casals | Wendy Overton Kristien Shaw Terry Holladay Mimi Wikstedt |
Rankings
Below are the 1977 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1977) in both singles and doubles competition:
Singles Year-end Ranking[3] | ||||
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No | Player Name | Points | 1976 | Change |
1 | Chris Evert (USA) | 17.612 | 1 | = |
2 | Billie Jean King (USA) | 12.244 | NR | NR |
3 | Martina Navratilova (TCH) | 11.881 | 4 | +1 |
4 | Virginia Wade (GBR) | 10.185 | 3 | -1 |
5 | Sue Barker (GBR) | 9.515 | 10 | +5 |
6 | Rosie Casals (USA) | 7.693 | 6 | = |
7 | Betty Stöve (NED) | 6.617 | 7 | = |
8 | Dianne Fromholtz (AUS) | 6.462 | 5 | -3 |
9 | Wendy Turnbull (AUS) | 6.326 | 30 | +21 |
10 | Kerry Melville (AUS) | 6.061 | 8 | -2 |
11 | Mima Jaušovec (YUG) | 5.738 | 11 | = |
12 | Tracy Austin (USA) | 5.065 | NR | NR |
13 | Greer Stevens (RSA) | 4.989 | 17 | +4 |
14 | Terry Holladay (USA) | 4.313 | 13 | -1 |
15 | JoAnne Russell (USA) | 4.244 | 18 | +3 |
16 | Virginia Ruzici (ROU) | 3.951 | 26 | +10 |
17 | Kristien Shaw (USA) | 3.875 | 32 | +15 |
18 | Janet Newberry (USA) | 3.813 | 28 | +10 |
19 | Katja Ebbinghaus (FRG) | 3.759 | NR | NR |
20 | Regina Maršíková (TCH) | 3.700 | +3 | 23 |
See also
References
- 1 2 "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ↑ "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ↑ "Women's International Computerized Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 31 December 1977.
External links
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website